{"id":5999,"date":"2026-08-12T09:10:54","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T16:10:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/?p=5999"},"modified":"2026-08-12T09:10:54","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T16:10:54","slug":"paper-piecing-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/2026\/08\/12\/paper-piecing-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Paper piecing again"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last fall I went to the Houston Quilt Festival and saw a new-to-me paper piecing company called LegitKits<\/a>. They had show-special prices, and I was lucky enough to win a further discount, so I bought one of their kits, called Little Hummer. The pattern comes with all of the necessary fabrics and, of course, the paper-pieced pattern. Since finishing the Exploding Star quilt (photo to come as soon as I find a way to take a picture of it! It’s too big for my husband to hold up.), I’ve been working on my little hummingbird — which isn’t exactly tiny, as it will measure about 30″ x 40″.<\/p>\n

I’ve always enjoyed paper piecing, but my only caveat on this one is that I’m very nervous about running out of some of the various fabrics. The company has a wonderful policy where they’ll send more of a color that you need — absolutely free! — but I’m still nervous. <g> Besides, the kit doesn’t include any fabrics for binding, let alone for piping. I’ll figure something out, though.<\/p>\n

At any rate, I’m about three-fourths of the way to the end of the piecing; there are four rows of four blocks each, and I only have one more row to go! Here’s the top row:<\/p>\n

\"Portion<\/a><\/p>\n

And here are the bottom two rows:\"Portion<\/a><\/p>\n

Aren’t the colors absolutely glorious? The “missing” row will complete the bird, of course. Stay tuned ….<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Last fall I went to the Houston Quilt Festival and saw a new-to-me paper piecing company called LegitKits. They had show-special prices, and I was lucky enough to win a further discount, so I bought one of their kits, called Little Hummer. 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